Crossing Lanes: Potential presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel, left, and U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, right, have both made moves that could appeal to voters outside their wings of the Democratic Party spectrum.

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The Democratic Party Is Divided (But Not How You Think)

“Executive Orders Are Not Laws. . .They Can Be Undone Quite Easily”

Rahm Emanuel Stirs the Pot

This July 4, Be Thankful the Biden Administration Has Revived Soft Power

To Save the Planet, Divide and Conquer

Rahm Emanuel is Wrong About Everything

The Feminist Was a Spy

A Fitting End for Trump’s Gaudy Ballroom

The New Normal in Kyiv, Ukraine

How to Build a Big Tent

The Swastika and the Red Hat

A Different Kind of College Ranking

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